Economic and Social Council of Ottawa-Carleton (La Boussole Francophone) offers settlement service for Francophone immigrants and newcomers to Ottawa. Workers help the new arrivals and Francophone immigrants with the initial stages of settlement through: a Settlement Program; Interpretation and Translation services; Counselling services; and Employment preparation service. Visit their website to learn more. Read more...
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Care Centre Ottawa offers, a Marketplace (emergency food pantry); Clothing depot; Kids’ Zone; Community Kitchen; Conversational English Circles; Finding Hope Bible Studies; and Employment Services. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Muslim Family Services is a social service agency offering: counseling services; domestic violence prevention interventions; youth crisis counseling; senior services; career and job assistance; and settlement services. Visit their website to learn more. Read more...
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Matthew House Ottawa: Refugee Services & Furniture Bank – Refugee Services offers short-term accommodation for refugee claimants; and assistance in settling into life in the region. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre offers settlement and community services, such as Orientation and Adaptation Services; Language Training Services; English as a Second Language/French as a Second Language; Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada; Employment Counselling and Preparation; and other services. Read more...
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Vietnamese Canadian Centre offers cultural, health, and educational programs to promote a better understanding of Vietnamese culture and heritage and liaise between the Vietnamese community and other ethnic or cultural communities. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization offers community services center for immigrants and refugees which assists newcomers, refugees and ethno-cultural groups to become equal participants in Canadian life. They offer a Settlement and Integration Program; Counselling Program; Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC); Refugee Sponsorship; and Income Tax preparation assistance. Visit their website to learn more. Read more...
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Catholic Centre for Immigrants is a community-based services for immigrants, refugees, and newcomers to Canada. They offer a Settlement Program; Temporary Housing for Refugees; cafeteria with a variety of cultural foods; childminding; and recreation programs; pastoral and sponsorship programs; tax clinics; and community referrals. Visit their website for more information. Read more...
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The Ottawa Newcomer Clinic (ONC) is a medical clinic that provides temporary primary care to Government Assisted Refugees (GARs), privately sponsored refugees, and refugee claimants. Services include medical screening and treatment of urgent medical needs (including short-term follow-up), a TB clinic, womenās health checkups, immunizations and more. They also connect clients to more permanent primary healthcare providers in their community. Read more...
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Immigrant Women Services Ottawa offers services for culturally diverse women who are survivors of violence. They offer Crisis Intervention and Counselling Service; Settlement Programs (orientation, language and skills training, employment support); and other programs to support women in Ottawa. Visit their website to learn more. After Hours: 613-729-1393 Read more...